Tank or compressor for 530cc?

[Antaeus776]

Hi everyone,

Thanks to many feedback messages, I purchased an AGT Uragan .30 and it's a beaut for sure.

Down to brass tacks:

Do I get a compressor that I can run from my cabin or Honda Pioneer SXS, or do I get a 100cu tank because I park next to a SCUBA shop once a week and it's cheap and easy to get filled??

 

[slapahondn]

I went the tank route because I have a paintball shop and multiple dive shops by me that can fill to 4500psi.

 

[er1c]

Not an answer but i fill my Uragan in 6 minutes from 100 to 300 bars with my Yong Heng (including 1 minute of heat up 1 minute of cool down with no charge).

But i think a tank is far less maintenance and hassle than a compressor wich needs attention and a lot of small things (oil, filters, water, etc...) to work properly.

 

[biohazardman]

You will get a very limited number of full fills even from a large Cu Ft tank for your 530cc gun bottle like one or six depending on the fill pressure of your gun. If you are trying to fill from a 100cu in tank you will may get one or no full fills depending once again on the max tank pressure of your gun bottle. Then you will get some partial fills afterwards.

So the tank or compressor option depends on the number of shots you intend to shoot every week. If you are at 500 to 750 with the large tank you are probly OK. If you are planning on shooting much more than that you would likely be better off with a compressor. Or like me me get the tank and try it out for awhile and when you find you want to shoot more get a compressor. Like Steve recommends below and probly the best answer for many. If you want the compressor to last get a Yong Heng as they are inexpensive and more durable.

 

[steve-l]

Your argument is false. You need both. This is the most expensive part of our sport. I shoot every day. Probably 800 to 1200 pellets a month. I could not do that without both. Do not kid yourself, a cheap Chinese compressor cannot do that job. Don't waste your money.

 

[bltefft]

I have a number of PCP air rifles. I have a 66 cu.ft. SCBA tank and two Air Venturi 4500 HPA compressors (a small portable one just for topping off one PCP gun and a larger one compressor for topping off the tank).

Here are pics of my compressors, on top, my Nomad II portable and the other is my larger compressor. Both work fine. The Nomad can be powered by an auto battery in the field.

 

[Ranchibi]

Like you, I live very near an air source for my 90 cu/ft tank and recently purchased an inexpensive electric compressor for back-up. I definitely use the tank the most as it's just so easy to connect and fill, 30 seconds and my 480cc PCP is topped off. I always put my compressor away so it is more time consuming but not a big deal. With your .30 cal air usage might gobble the air if you are target shooting but if you're hunting mostly, then no worries for air usage then just a tank for now.

 

[B]

Like you, I live very near an air source for my 90 cu/ft tank and recently purchased an inexpensive electric compressor for back-up. I definitely use the tank the most as it's just so easy to connect and fill, 30 seconds and my 480cc PCP is topped off. I always put my compressor away so it is more time consuming but not a big deal. With your .30 cal air usage might gobble the air if you are target shooting but if you're hunting mostly, then no worries for air usage then just a tank for now.

I own both but what he said.

B

 

[Saltlake58]

Tank and Yong Heng. Air Venturi Mini Wingman is about $400, Compressor is about $250. Best of both worlds. If you want a bigger tank, 74 cf wingman is $$570, so still about $900

Once you get a compressor you'll never look back.